Twenty-three Turner Brigade members were joined by 36 other Union and Confederate cannoneers for an artillery safety school conducted by representatives of the National Civil War Artillery Association on June 27, 2009, at Jefferson Barracks County Park in south St. Louis County, Missouri. NCWAA Chairman-Elect Ethan Barnett, Secretary-Elect Suzannah Hicks and Todd Kiscaden of Virginia, assisted by Sons of Veterans Reserve Gen. Charles Corfman of Ohio, provided the latest information on artillery drill safety and procedures as recommended by the NCWAA.